I was curious and looked it up. Apparently it mostly happens between trees of the same species, with several causes.
Most are mechanical. The tips brush against each other, and damage new branches and leaves. Both trees divert growth away from the area.
Some also sense shading via red light. They focus growth away from shade. This means neither tree grows into the gap, since they are partially shading each other.
It also helps limit the spread of leaf eating parasites. Again, particularly useful in a forest of the same species.
So yes, the trees are social distancing, to avoid the spread of disease.
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balances -> branches* :)
I think there’s also a corelation on how dense a forest can get because it affects the sunlight in ground too. If it gets too dark then life would rot underneath
Imagine a stranger holding your hand in public transport like this 😲😳
Looks like a voronoi noise texture.
It can probably be mathematically defined as such.
I wonder how much different species affect the parameters.
im so glad that we aren’t the only species that do hoverhands.
They‘re just like me fr
The Witness has rewired my brain to look for dot line patterns.
